Abstract

DE MATTIA, A.L.; FARIA MAIA, L.; SANTOS SILVA, S.  and  DE OLIVEIRA, T.C.. Diagnósticos de enfermería de complicaciones en la sala de recuperación anestésica. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2010, n.18. ISSN 1695-6141.

This is a descriptive, exploratory study with a qualitative method and non-experimental design, with analysis of absolute and relative frequency of data. It shows how to identify nursing diagnoses according to NANDA Taxonomy II in Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). The sample consisted of 30 adult patients undergoing elective surgery with general anesthesia, and evaluation of physical conditions according to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA 1). The field of study was the PACU, which has 8 beds in a mixed network hospital in the city of Santos. Data were collected through a structured method, with data on gender, age, medical diagnoses, intervention-surgical anesthetic, surgical time, anesthetic time, vital signs including blood pressure at admission, assessment of the index of Aldrete KrouliK; and complications such as nausea, vomiting and pain. After the analysis of the nursing problems, nursing diagnoses were identified, with the greatest frequency being hypothermia, nausea, and acute pain.

Keywords : Nursing Diagnoses; Post Anesthesia Care Unit.

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